Tag: Best Practices
Cold Chain Best Laboratory Practices for Biobanking
I always understood that a biobank is not an investigation laboratory practice but rather an investigative support service. For this reason, process control is a requirement for any installations where biological samples are collected, processed, stored, and distributed. To have...
ISBER Releases Position Statement for Management and Use of Ultra Low Temperature Freezers
The International Society for the Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER), which represents professional experts in biobanking, ultra-low temperature (ULT) storage and cold chain management, has released its position statement listing key practices health agencies should consider to support the...
The Risks Of Microorganism Contamination In Embryo Biobanks
There exists a theoretical possibility of contamination of samples and embryos during liquid nitrogen storage. This risk is greatest for tubes that are submerged in liquid nitrogen rather than in the vapour phase. If viable microorganisms were present in...
ISBER Best Practices Recommendations for Biobanks and Biorepositories
Does Your Biorepository Follow ISBER Best Practices Recommendations?
Biorepositories provide essential support to biomedical researchers by collecting, processing, storing and distributing millions of biospecimens every year. Biorepository staff must navigate complex international regulatory rules governing the use of biospecimens and...
Mustang Bio Selects BioLife’s Proprietary CryoStor And Evo Products For Biopreservation Best Practices
BioLife Solutions, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of
a portfolio of best-in-class bioproduction tools for cell and gene therapies, has
announced that Mustang Bio, Inc., has adopted BioLife's CryoStor cell freeze
media and evo cold chain system for use in current...
Best Practices in Biobank Monitoring
Sponsored content brought to you by Maintaining the availability and viability of biological materials and samples for research and development, as well as many other applications, requires standardization for producing, collecting, storing, manufacturing, and distributing these specimens. Establishing best practices for...
ISBER Best Practices: Recommendations For Repositories, Fourth Edition, Available In Chinese
The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) has released the Chinese translation of its January 2018 publication titled Best Practices: Recommendations for Repositories, Fourth Edition. The fourth edition is also currently available in Japanese and Russian, with Korean,...
Biobanking Science: ISBER Best Practices for Biobanks
Biobanks face the challenge of storing and handling many different types of biological samples. Unlike chemicals, biological samples are living. Therefore, it is much more difficult for biobanks to retain the normal structure and function of biological samples throughout...
